Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells?!
Question: Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells?
Studies:
THC (marijuana) helps cure cancer says Harvard study
Link:
http://www.nowpublic.com/thc_marijuana_h…
Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
Active Component In Marijuana Targets Aggressive Brain Cancer Cells, Study Says
Link:
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer…
Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?
http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/
Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/Cannabis-…
This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are "wired" for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.
What do you think about this?
Is it true?
Did the government know?
What do you think about that?
Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana... for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and more?
And yet they repeatedly say that there is "no medical use" for marijuana.
Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507
Answers:
Another interesting thing. When the government said THC is known to cause psychotic symptoms, they did not take into fact that CBD also occurs in cannabis, and is known to be an anti-psychotic with therapeutic value to people with schizophrenia. Their studies did not take a combination of both cannabinoids, they just took THC. Also, THC has shown value in treating depression, whereas CBD has shown value in treating anxiety.
Nevertheless, cannabis can cause psychotic symptoms in some individuals, which is why one must practice moderation and respect with cannabis, as with any other drug.
What a bunch of crap.
Remember, our alleged president, nobama, came from harvard and he hasn't got enough sense to pour piss out of a boot....
Oh, by the way..... Marijuana is illegal, period.
Cyanide can also kill cancer cells. In fact, it can kill pretty much any kind of cell. The thing with marijuana is that it can kill anything, including cancer.
Yeah, right.
Typical full-of-crap-stoner rant.
d00d B.A.D.A.S.S.
Thank you for being open minded and not following the crowd! I appreciated this greatly when I read it!
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Yep
ya but it can also kill YOU don't do drugs it ***** you up and is stupid
You have asked this same question and variations on it several times in the Cancer section, and have today become abusive towards those cancer professionals and patients who dispute any detail of your claims.
I'll repeat what I said in my last answer to you (identical question):
What you are linking to are reports of studies, not proof - and in most cases they are links to media reports of those studies, rather than any kind of scientific report.
Studies are just that - studies; they suggest possibilities for further research, they do not claim to be proof. And I think some of the research into cannabinoids and cancer certainly merits further research.
But so far there is no actual proof that marijuana is in any way effective against cancer.
The research in one of your links, that carried out at Complutense University in Madrid and the University hospital of Tenerife is particularly interesting, and had some promising results; but as I pointed out to you before, this research was into into the use of chemical cannabinoids to help treat ONE particular sub-type of ONE type of cancer, and was an extremely small study involving only 9 patients.
The researchers do not claim their findings as conclusive proof; yet you feel able to make that claim for them
And again, here's no suggestion in any of this research that marijuana can either treat or prevent cancer; the research has been done using man-made chemicals that mimic the compounds found in cannabis, rather than unpurified marijuana.
If you were presenting these studies as interesting research and possible evidence, that would be a valid point. But you're claiming them as proof positive, insulting those who point to the lack of conclusive evidence , and insisting that the claims you make are the truth.
Your information is only partly accurate. There HAS been ONE recorded death from marijuana use. Still, from thousands of years of use that is pretty rare.
There is no safe way to smoke ANYTHING. There are chemicals in marijuana smoke that CAUSE cancer and oddly chemicals that fight cancer.
Unless you are an M.D. you shouldn't be handing out medical advice. The chemicals in marijuana do have some medical applications but to say that marijuana is harmless is incorrect. You need to do a little more research before you post stuff on here like this.